5 research outputs found
The drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility in the supply chain. A case study.
Purpose: The paper studies the way in which a SME integrates CSR into its corporate strategy, the practices it puts in place and
how its CSR strategies reflect on its suppliers and customers relations.
Methodology/Research limitations: A qualitative case study methodology is used. The use of a single case study limits the
generalizing capacity of these findings.
Findings: The entrepreneur’s ethical beliefs and value system play a fundamental role in shaping sustainable corporate strategy.
Furthermore, the type of competitive strategy selected based on innovation, quality and responsibility clearly emerges both in
terms of well defined management procedures and supply chain relations as a whole aimed at involving partners in the process of
sustainable innovation.
Originality/value: The paper presents a SME that has devised an original innovative business model. The study pivots on the
issues of innovation and eco-sustainability in a context of drivers for CRS and business ethics. These values are considered
fundamental at International level; the United Nations has declared 2011 the “International Year of Forestry”
Proceedings of the WABER 2017 Conference
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African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is that this book will be a lead publication on the topic, which may be regularly updated and hence capture further works. Climate change is a major global challenge. However, some geographical regions are more severly affected than others. One of these regions is the African continent. Due to a combination of unfavourable socio-economic and meteorological conditions, African countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. The recently released IPCC special report "Global Warming of 1.5º C" outlines the fact that keeping global warming by the level of 1.5º C is possible, but also suggested that an increase by 2º C could lead to crises with crops (agriculture fed by rain could drop by 50% in some African countries by 2020) and livestock production, could damage water supplies and pose an additonal threat to coastal areas. The 5th Assessment Report produced by IPCC predicts that wheat may disappear from Africa by 2080, and that maize— a staple—will fall significantly in southern Africa. Also, arid and semi-arid lands are likely to increase by up to 8%, with severe ramifications for livelihoods, poverty eradication and meeting the SDGs. Pursuing appropriate adaptation strategies is thus vital, in order to address the current and future challenges posed by a changing climate. It is against this background that the "African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation" is being published. It contains papers prepared by scholars, representatives from social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies, undertaking research and/or executing climate change projects in Africa, and working with communities across the African continent. Encompassing over 100 contribtions from across Africa, it is the most comprehensive publication on climate change adaptation in Africa ever produced
X Bienal del Coloquio de transformaciones territoriales : desequilibrios regionales y políticas públicas : una agenda pendiente.
El presente Anal, refleja los resultados logrados en la temática a la que se aboca
este Comité, no sólo de los avances en el conocimiento producidos por parte de las
Universidades miembro del mismo, sino de un universo de Universidades mucho más
amplio, el cual incluye instituciones académicas y/o científicas, provenientes del propio
ámbito regional de referencia, como de otras partes del mundo. Instituciones a las que
se invita a participar de este Comité, ya sea como miembros plenos, en el caso de
tratarse de Universidades miembros de AUGM, o como Instituciones adherentes.
Por último, no quiero dejar de destacar, que esperamos a todos los autores que se
han hecho presentes en esta Bienal, como también al conjunto de investigadores
que se abocan a la producción científica en las temáticas que cubre el CADR/AUGM,
a estar presentes en la XIa Bienal del Coloquio de Transformaciones Territoriales, la
20cual se llevará a cabo en el mes de julio de 2016, en la Ciudad de Salto, República
del Uruguay, en la sede del Centro Universitario Local “Salto” de la Universidad de la
República